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Message: [QUOTE="jgeorge322, post: 2939513, member: 761"] I dont know. I find it hard to believe that JBs system suddenly doesnt work when weve had two legit national contending teams in the past ten or so years. I think our talent is a bit down right now, and theres a couple reasons for that, mainly the sanctions IMHO. People want to change the system but i feel like that is short sighted. Staying true to your identity is what brings sustained success. Making significant changes year in and year out would seemingly conflict the program and players for possibly short term goals. We actually run an offense that is very similar to NBA teams so I dont get why scouts wouldn’t want to see that. The offense has looked beautiful in the recent past and it will again once we get the talent needed. [B]Also, you cant simply say the sanctions arent the problem and not explain it. If anything, sanctions would hurt us most right now, at the very end. Thats because they have a cumulative effect. What has happened with the sanctions on this board is called fatigue. Posters are sick of hearing about it because it seems like a tired excuse. But the sanctions are finally over just now! And the thing is, just because the scholarship numbers have been restored, does not mean the harm is finished. The sanctions will continue to hurt us because of a hangover effect. The sanctions hurt us on the court, which means makes recruiting harder. That snowballs into more losses which lowers the status of the program. And so on. People seriously understate how bad the penalty was. You don’t just flip the switch and be back to full strength because the scholarships are restored. It will take another 2-3 years to get back to 100%.[/B] The comment about how JB runs practice seems like a petty cheap shot. I dont mind a coach observing. The knowledge can be passed on through the assistants. Plus, it may free up JB to observe things more objectively and from a different perspective than if he was caught up running individual drills. This comment seems to stem purely from emotion. “We got crushed by Virginia in a half so I am going to lash out with any petty argument I can think of.” Its weak. I agree about JBs public commentary. I wish he wouldn’t do that, especially with players who leave early for the NBA. Lastly, were not all that bad right now. Were going to make the NCAAT and theres probably only 5 teams that we really can’t beat consistently/aren’t close to a toss up. [/QUOTE]

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